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Newspaper
Garden City Telegram
Location
Garden City, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 25, 1963
Page
6
Garden City faced lightning and rain last night but missed heavy moisture. readers discuss safety stats from the National Safety Council and local city hall events. A Patterson autograph joke finishes with quips about a pen failure and a lighthearted note on municipal salaries and dancing in taverns.
Friday band concert at Stevens Park starts 3 p.m. with dance numbers by Mrs. Geraldine Knox students midway. Under Robert Anderson, the program features the E Cid march Serenade by Leroy Anderson Trombonanza Carmen Dragon arrangement of Fantasia on Dixie BeGuine for Flutes by Qsterling The Minstrel Boy from the Trish Suite and other Leroy Anderson pieces The Phantom Regiment. Dancers include Joan Van Vleet Kathy Ann Carmichael Jill Kleysteuber Cindy Towles Shelly Speckman Shirley Marker Terry Wilson Tamara Shaw Ann Pinegar Jill Crook Mary Lewis Peggy Burch Dennis Marine Rhonda Miller Greta Devnes Kay Selichnow Patricia Foster Debbie Hayden Debby Edmundson Gwen Ramsey Patty Lewis Linda Etherly Barbara Maxfield Ann Benson Jane Pinegar Chris Schiffelbein Debby Madar.
Washington officials report Joint Chiefs of Staff were kept in the dark about the limited nuclear test ban proposal until late in Moscow talks. Chiefs may withhold objections if underground testing is exempt, while a broad escape clause allows withdrawal if any signatory fears others’ tests. Moscow then announced initiation of a treaty banning tests in air space and underwater, with Harriman Gromyko and Hallsham leading negotiations and a 60 day withdrawal safety valve.
Lane County Fairgrounds buzzing on day two with 4-H dairy beef and colt judging at 9 a.m. Wednesday saw most 4-H projects judged except poultry and rabbits. A 2 p.m. 4-H style revue and best groomed boy contest capped the afternoon. Tonight features 4-H livestock parade at 7:30 and McCombs and Sons rodeo final go round with Karen Atterberry and Doug Fuller performing trick riding. The Dudley carnival runs through tomorrow as the fair ends with a 9 a.m. Friday 4-H judging and afternoon livestock sale. Special entertainment by Lonzo and Oscar of the Grand Ole Opry and Johnnie Lee Wills at 8 p.m. concludes the 1963 Lane County Fair. Placings and photos will appear in a future Telegram.
London AP report on Dr. Stephen Ward’s testimony in the Old Bailey trial. He rejects charges of living off prostitutes and procuring while admitting a Bohemian lifestyle and affairs with many women. Christine Keeler faced insults outside the court as eggs struck a photographer.
In Miami Beach AP reports Gov. John Anderson of Kansas won unanimous election as chairman of the National Governors Conference. He will head an eight member executive committee to work with President Kennedy on civil rights and will meet in Miami Beach in December and Cleveland in June.
County treasurer Bonnie Zirkel reports the second 1902 distribution totaling 674751.59 dollars, covering 21 percent of total property taxes. Shares go to county, city, School District No. 1, and others, with a January 50 percent distribution and 25 percent due October. Delinquent list will be updated as real estate taxes arrive by August 1.
U S District Judge Edwin M. Stanley ruled that Durham must desegregate all elementary and junior high schools this fall and senior high schools next year. Parents of Negro children can choose their schools if they apply by August 12, and the board must submit by May a plan for complete desegregation of senior highs in 1964.
In Clay Center Kansas a small foreign convertible struck gravel and spun overturning on its driver. Victim Betty Lee Stoneback 16 died. Passenger Kathleen Yannally 16 and sister Mrs William Weir 26 escaped with minor injuries.
Nation's railroads vote to delay posting new manpower trimming rules by 20 days amid a looming nationwide strike threat. Daniel Loomis of the Association of American Railroads says carriers will not impose changes until Aug. 20 12 01 am while Congress reviews Kennedy plan. Congressional leaders urge postponement as hearings begin on agency handling of work rules for two years. Major debate centers on crew makeup and job reductions estimated around 60,000 positions including 32,000 firemen.
Attorneys for Richard Hickock and Perry Smith filed applications for stays of execution and writs of habeas corpus in U S District Court in Kansas City Kan They argue previous denials were based on exhausted state remedies and accuse trial counsel of violations and lack of proper representation The men are scheduled to be hanged August 8 at the Kansas Penitentiary for slaying four members of the Clutter family in Holcomb in November 1959 The case path includes possible venues and ongoing federal appeals over their 1950s conviction and death sentence
Former Vice President Richard M. Nixon told West Berlin reporters that Khrushchev's apparent mellowness must not be mistaken for a relaxation of Cold War tensions. He cited East Berlin as a police state and urged more freedom for Communist nations to prove any thaw. Nixon described the Berlin Wall era as a measure of repression and praised Western resolve while recounting his two-night stay in East Berlin and Budapest.
In Saigon the number of U S military advisers in South Vietnam has reached 14,000, part of a buildup that began in late 1961 as the threat of Communist guerrilla victory grew. About 1,000 American civilians work on the war effort, including U S Aid Mission staff aiding hamlet development and defense.
Garden Sass Gus forecasts a local event titled Fale taking place in Dighton today. The brief note indicates a street gathering or appearance by the figure, with emphasis on its timing and location.
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